J.T. Jarrett

Biography

Longtime standout infielder and 2022 NC State graduate J.T. Jarrett returned to Raleigh to serve as NC State baseball's director of player and program development. Jarrett made 226 appearances and 193 starts in an NC State uniform from 2018-22, finishing his Wolfpack career with 33 doubles, 10 homers, 102 RBI and 103 runs scored. Defensively, he sported a career .980 fielding percentage with 302 putouts, 461 assists and just 16 errors. A key contributor to NC State's historic 2021 College World Series run, Jarrett started all 55 games at second base during the postseason, committing just two errors. He was named to the 2021 ACC All-Tournament Team and held a 16-game reached base streak from May 15 to June 12. A five-time ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient, Jarrett graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in sport management and minors in business administration and leadership. Before returning to NC State, he spent time at Mississippi State University's baseball program and served as assistant coach at Gulf Coast State College, where he earned his master's degree in workforce education leadership. A North Carolina native from Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, Jarrett helped lead the Nighthawks to the 2017 North Carolina 3A State Championship as a senior and was named the most valuable player in the state championship series.